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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-07-28
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-07-28
For Instant Use

As reliable remedy, In cases of Group,
Whooping Cough, or sudden Colds,
and for the prompt relief and cure Of
throat and lung diseases, Ayers Cherry
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Council Bluffs, Iowa, writes: /" / consider
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tunes during the past thirty years, and
have never known 1t to fail. 1t Will re-
lieve the most serious affections of the
throat and lungs, whether In children or
adults" John II. Stoddard, Petersburg,
Va, writes: II have never found med
ieine equa K,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-07-28
IN BRIEF AND TO THE POINT

IN BRIEF AND TO THE POINT.
Dyspepsia is dreadful. Disordered
liver is misery. Indigestion is q foe to
good nature.
The human digestive apparatus is one
of the most complicated and wonderful
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of order.
Greasy food, tough food, sloppy food,
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Remember;-No happiness without
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-07-28

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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-07-28
GREATLY EXCITED.

Not few of the citizens of Manitowoc
have recently become greatly excited
over the astounding facts. that several of
their friends who had been pronounced
by their physicians as incurable and
beyond all hope-suffering with that
dreaded monster Consumption-have
been completely cured by DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, the
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-07-28

The Boston Budget tells this story of
a Boston school on exhibition day
The teacher gave out the word
hazardous" for boy to spell and to
her great surprise he promptly spelled
it .fhazardless Thinking that the
definition might jog his memory in
regard to the photographed blunder
of which he was guilty,she asked him to
give the meaning, whereupon her as
constituent was intensified with the
reply: "A female hazard.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-07-28

A woodsman telling tree on the bat
tle-ground of Chickamauga, Tenn,
the other day discovered an unexploded
shell in the trunk. 1t was partly in
closed by over twenty years of tree
growth, the size of the tree at the time
the shell was fired being apparent.
Another feature which woodsman
would notice is luXuriant growth of
moss on the side OF the tree and prov
ing conclusiyely that the shot was
fred from the south and hence by the
confederates, as they held the southern
position in the battle,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-07-28

A DECEIVED WoMAN.-is the lady who
uses cosmetics, face lotions, white lead,
bismuth powders, arsenic, etc., in the
belief of enriching and identifying the
complexion. 1t is but temporary, and
ultimately destroys the skin beyond the
power of nature to restore. Stop it!
Stop it now and use only DIR. Harter's
Iron Tonic, which imparts the yigor and
loneliness of youth.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-07-28
RUCKJJN'S ARNICA SALVE.

The BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains. Corns, aud all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piless, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give per
feet satisfaction of money refunded.
Price % cents per box. For sale by H.
Hinrichs.
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HOW'S THIS2

We offer Que Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not be
cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
T. J. CHENEY & Co., Proprietors,
Toledo, Ohio.
?. Stalls Catarrh Cure is taken ia
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mncus surfaces of the system. Price,
Toe. per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-07-28

Visitors to tae Carlyle house in Great
Cheyne row, London, are surprised at
Its shabby appearance Broken win
dows. decayed woodwork. and the
kitchen area filled with old boots are
evidences of the landlord's neglect.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-07-28
AYERS
Cherry PICTORIAL

for the prompt relief of throat and lung
diseases peculiar TO children. / consider
It an absolute cure for all such affections,
and am never without 1t In the house."
Mrs. l.. E. Herman, 1S7 Mercer ST., Jersey
City, writes: 81 have always found
Ayers Cherry Pectoral useful in my fam
Ivy b. t. johnson, Mt. Savage, Md,
writes: For the speedy cure Of sudden
Colds, and for the relief Of children affiict-
ed with Group, have never found any,
thing equal TO Ayers Cherry Pectoral.
1t is the most potent Of all the remedies |
have ever used" W. 81. Stickler, Terre
Haute, Ind, writes: ayers Cherry
Pectoral cured my wife Of q severe lung
affection, supposed to be Quick Con-
sumption. We now regard the Pectoral
as household necessity" E. VI. Breck-
enridge, Brainerd, Mimi, writes: 81
an subject to Bronchitis, and, wherever
go, am always sue to have bottle of
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FITS: All Fits stopped free by DR.. Kline's Great
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Fit cases Send to DR.. Kline, 931 Arch Str hils- Pa.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-07-28

The Milwaukee, Lake Shore IL
Western R'y has been we'll named,
the fishing and hunting line Of Wis
consin, passing, as it does, through
thousands Of acres Of but partially
explored woods and within easy
reaching distance Of lakes and
streams that have never been fishcd
by white men, all well stocked with
the game fish for which Northern
Wisconsin waters are noted. The
woods abound with game; deer,
bear, wolf, mink, beaver, pheasant
and other game are quite plentiful.
THE ONLY LINE
From Milwaukee to the new Iron
Mining District in Wisconsin and
Interchangeable, Wakefield, Bes-
semer, Ironwood and Hurley.
Direct line to Ashland and be-
yond.
Sleeping cars between Ashland
and Chicago.
The Guide Book, and other de-
scriptiye matter, containing full in
formation, maps and engravings of
the country traversed by the line,
will be sent on application to the
General Passenger Agent
G. L. Ryder, Gen. Agent, 105
Washington street, Chicago.
Chicago Depot, Cor. Wells and
Kinzle street, GO. q N. w. R'y.)
II. F. WHITCOMB, CHAS. V. MCKINLAY,
Genl Manager. Genl Pass. Agent.
MIIW AUKEE, WIS.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-07-28

DOES YOUR HORSE COUGHl
if so, use, Hinrichs Improved Horse
Powder us hest in the world for coughs
and colds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-20
Firming the Soil After Planting.
Practical Farmer.

The Importance of pressing down soil
chat covers seed, especially small seed,
is well understood by successful Guilt
yators, but there are many careless Guilt
vators who, If they realize the i'm portance
to often put the seed into the ground and
leave the soil Immediately above seed al
together too light, so much so that seed
will fail to come up until after a good
shower. While it is important to have
the soil directly over the seed pressed
firmly, it is also important to have the
soil firmed between the rows. In sowing
small garden seeds, whatever is used to
firm the soil with should press only a few
inches in width over the seed and should
not be heavy enough to press the soil
more than one or two inches deeper than
the seed is planted; for to press the
ground four or five inches in depth Is to
destroy the advantage gained by blowing
and cUltivating the land, for this reason
it is not good policy to press the ground
except over the rows where the seed is
planted When small seed is sown broad
cast, if a heavy roller is run over the
ground is sometimes more than the bene-
fit by firming it over the seed. When
seed is sown broadcast whatever is used
to firm the soil should be very light, so
as 80 press only slight depth below the
surface. The object of frming the soil
being only to cause the seed to sprOut
and to better support the young plant the
first few days after it is above ground,
the soil should be pressed only hard
enough to accomplish this purpose.
Small seed that are covered only half
inch in depth will not in a dry time re-
ceive any moisture if the soil is not firm
ed, because light garden soil will dry
that depth in a very short time after it is
started up to plant the seed, so that seed
thus planted will not grow until the
ground is moistened and baat down by a
heavy shower. If a light shower comes
1T may mOisten the seed just enough to
sprout it, and then if several hot dry
days follow the sprout will dry up, and
the seed is thus destroyed, but when an
inch of the top of the soil is firmed it
will retain the moisture long enough for
the seed to sprout and send down roots
into the moist soil below, and so before
the surface becomes very dry the roots
will have penetrated the earth far enough
to supply what moisture the plant needs.
In frming the soil it is important that
the condition of the land should be con-
sidered; some soils need firming much
more than others; a wet, moist soil needs
but very little frming, because the seed
will readily find enough moisture to
sprout it, but dry soil needs to be press
ed harder because if left light and loose
it dries much quicker than wet land, and
does not so readily press together except
the work be done soon after a shower.
This, like all of the other operations of
the farm, is one that must be governed
by surrounding conditions; the hand that
directs must be moved by intelligence
that has been obtained from practical ex-
perience.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-20
Home Life in the Country.
National Stockman.

NdLlOnai SCOcKman.
Too many of our farmers homes are
merely so in name. They are not homes
only places to stay. Do not think
that We are insinuating that you must
rush right off and spend $1,000 in buy
ing new furniture, carpets and an organ.
Not at all, One of the "homeyest" places
we ever saw was one that was entirely
innocent CT any extravaganza in that
line. Three hundred dollars would have
covered the cost of all the furniture in
the house; but it was place we always
enjoyed visiting. The head of the fam
lily was always ready to take hand in a
game, and his nine children always
hearty and full of fun and did not care
to go out in the evenings. The girls did
sewing and knitting as they grew old
enough, and the boys were often found
making something's" but no evening
passed that some one did not have some
thing to read to the others-an anecdote
or story something either to amuse Or
instruct. Rut the main secret of their
happiness, if it was a secret lay in the
fact that worrying and fretting were ban
ished. One GROWER or fretter will spoil
whole family. Fathers, mothers, don't
allow fault-fnding spirit to spoil the
pleasures of a family circle. Don't in
dulge in it yourselves, Have as cosy and
comfortable a home as you can afford,
but don't mourn over what you have not
Rather rejoice in what you have and be
thankful.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-20

is very excellent feed, both to promote
growth and to fatten. If the pigs can
be robbed of a part of their milk, and if
il be mixed with part of the hot pota-
toes and meal, it will very much improve
the dish. It is very desirable to supply
the place of insects with some kind of
animal food, and butchers scraps is one
of the cheapest and most desirable forms
of food for poultry. Grain should be
given at least once day with the soft
and warm food. Nothing is better than
sound corn. Old corn should always be
used for this purpose. The new corn
keeps them too loose. In feeding, only
so much corn should be thrown out as
the birds will eat up good and clean.
Take a little time to feed them, and
study aesthetics, as you watch the rides
cent hues upon the glossy plumage.
There is nothing more charming upon
the farm in the whole circle of the year
than a hundred or two of these richly
bronzed turkeys feeding near the corn
crib. You can afford to enjoy the disap-
pearance of corn while the turkeys are
increasing in weight. Dreams of full
wallet at Thanksgiving and Christmas
will not harm you as you look on this in
teresting sight.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-20
FARM NOTES.

Do not cook good, sound wholesome
roots Or grain for stock.
Now is the time to look over the seed
catalogues and make selections.
It is said that if apples be fed to COWS
the flow Of milk will be greatly dimin-
ished.
Silos constructed from wood are grow
ing In favor among the Wisconsin farm
erS.
Dry earth or muck in the stable will
save manure and keep the milk from be-
ing tainted.
The Crown Prince of Germany sells
1000 quarts of milk every day from his
farm at Panetz, near Berlin.
Some dairymen save the last fourth of
the milk from the cow in a separate YES
sci and pour it directly into a cream
jar.
Frozen apples may be utilized by being
made into cider. Some varieties will
yield more juice after being frozen than
before.
Secretary Shaffer states that the use of
pyrethum on cabbage plants to kill the
worms has been attended with entire sue
cess.
A German cattle food, which had large
sale, was found to contain vegetable ivory
turnings SO parts and common salt u
parts in 100; value, nil.
Irregular feeding will do more to cause
COWS to dry off than any other method,
while the practice is extravaganza, Undue
ing waste and losing time.
If YOUR hay is falling short cut the hav
and straw together, and bran and shorts,
with very little salt water enough to
moisten the mass, and the whole will be
eaten.
If butter makers only possessed half
the strength which much of their pro-
duct does early in its career, they
could defy competition with !arge-sized
defy.
There never was time when so many
minds were at work or so many eff
forts made in various directions to ad-
vance the practice and science of agricul-
tEre.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-20
Modes of LAYING Tile.

John E. Parmly, of Monmouth, n. j.,
writes to the Country Gentleman: There
have been two or three articles of late in
your valuable paper about drainage. AS
l have done good deal of it on my farm
l take the liberty of adding my ex-
perience to that of the former writer's.
I should judge from the descriptions
that round tiles were the ones used. I
use horseshoe tile laid on one-inch hem
lock boards, the joints being covered
either by sea-weed, straw or sod, the last
covering being the kind [ prefer. The
water in this kind of tile is given a freer
run on sixteenfoOt board than when it
Is meeting with more or less of an OBJ
struction at much shorter distance in
case of the round tiles-the frequent
joints at the bottom being the Interrupt
ton [ have reference to. Especially in
soft, spriagy bottoms prefer the boards
and horseshoe tiles as better grade, and
more rapid ingress of water is afforded,
for the horseshoe tile is five times as
efficient in carrying off water as the round
tile OF the same proportions.
When not stopped by roots of trees Or
other rubbish-all is rubbish that is allow
ed to grow near a drain which will effec-
tually stop it-these drains have worked
well for thirty years. 1 mention this
date because the first horseshoe tile
draining done in this part of the country
was done by Scotchman, Mr.. Chapman.
He did miles OF understanding on this
farm. He used at times sole tile, which
did not prove as satisfactory as the horse
! shoe.
Drainage is of the utmost Importance,
as 1 have noticed in my corn the ratio of
one to two and one to three between land
removed long distance from a drain,
and thoroughly drained land. 1 will say
shothing about the price of digging, fill
ing IN, ETC.. except that where you have a
long, straight, deep ditch, you may use a
ditching or mari pillow to advantage, thus
loosening the hard ground, in case you
are ditching in dry time, and then fill in
with the scoop or side-hill plow-being
careful at first to fill in by hand at least
one foot of we'll pulverized earth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-20
T ARM, HOME AND GARDEN
SOME MINDS.

Some minds are like streams flowing on to the
Through fields where the sunshine is placid and
free,
whree the clover, wind waited coquets with the
bee
Some are like mountain streams as dashing
along
over rocks and through valleys with laughter
and song
But checked, they plunge on down abysses Of
wrong.
But some, like great rivers, too closely con-
fined,
Break the rocks that oppose them, and silently
Or make in their progress, grand canons of the
mind-
Deep, dark, and mysterious wild gorges of
gloom
They may seem, and yet in them sweet wild flow
ers may bloom
And gems OF pure gold in their caverns find
room.
No depths of mans nature are barren of the
Over deso'ate rocks swept the winds aud the
food
And the forests arose that for ages have
stood
Over all their fair tresses the ummer had
care,
Her soft breezes famed them, and birds of the
Made nests in their branches and warbIed loves
prayer.
So over mems hearts let the sweet waters
flow,
And the rocks shall be melted now hardening
And the vines and the roses will cling there and
grow
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-20
The Dairy.
MILK TESTS AND BUTTER MAKING-A SIMPLE
PROCESS THAT PAYS.

PROCESS THAT PAYS.
With a little system and care and a
small outlay for appliances, tests for but
ter can be made with but little trouble.
Though the weight of butter is the criter-
ION OF value in butter tests, it is we'll to
know and record the weight of milk. 1t
will be useful for future reference and for
the correction of any mistakes that may
occur. For this purpose a spring balance
suspended in the stable behind the COWS,
where it will be most out of the way and
yet convenient for hanging a pail on, is
the cheapest and most convenient mode
of weighing milk, and the one generally
employed. For weighing butter a small
platform scale that will weigh to a frac-
tion of an ounce is needed. The milking
should be done in tin pals, both for the
sake of ease and cleaning and for accur-
acy in weighing, aswooden ones are liable
to vary by soaking up and drying out It
will greatly facilitate convenience and
accuracy to have the pals all of the same
weight, and even pounds or half-pounds,
so that the same deduction will always be
made from the gross weight for weight
of pail. A timer can make them uni
form by adding solder.
Cows that will not hold back their milk
by reason of al extra milking will make
more butter for being MIXED three times
a day than when MIXED but twice, and it
Is important when endeavoring to get the
best possible results to do the milking
rapidly but quietly, and to exhaust the
last drop from the udder. If any milk
be left back it will be the richest part of
the milking, and that richness will ell be
absorbed away into the general system
before the time of another milking. For
recording the weight of milk, blank
forms with the names of the COWS on the
left-hand side, for morning and evening
of every day in the month, should be
prepared in advance, SO there will be
nothing for the mixer to do after weigh
ing a mess of milk but to set down the
weight with lead pencil opposite the
COW it came from. When filled out these
forms can be filed and preserved. When
special test is being made the tester
must see to the weighing, as we'll as every
other step in the process. In arranging
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-20
IMPORTANT.

When you visit or leave New York City, save
Baggage, Expressage and g Carriage Hire. and
stop at the Grand Union Hotel, opposite
Grand Central Depot.
gig elegant rooms fitted up at cost of one
million dollars, 81 and upwards per day. Euro
pean plan. Elevator. Restaurants supplied with
the pest Horse cars stages and elevated rail-
road to all depots. Families live better for
less money at the Grand Union Hotel than at
any other frst-class hotel in the city
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-20
War Ahead.

There is great danger of war with Mexico in
the near future, but at present we can pursue the
Wherever you live, you should write to Hallett &
Co., Portland, Maine and receive free, full infor.
nation about work that you can do, and live at
wards daily. Some have earned over $50 in a
day. Capital not required; you are started free.
All is new; both sexes. All ages. Pay, as above
guaranteed from first start.